While the first season of Starz’s “Ash vs Evil Dead” was fun, it ultimately didn’t live up to the hype of the Evil Dead sequel we’ve been begging for since 1993’s Army of Darkness.

Season 2, however, is such a bloody surprise that feels way more developed than its predecessor; last year it felt as if – even at 30 minutes an episode – the filmmakers were just spinning wheels. Here, we have a well constructed season arc, with some mini storylines (Ash’s possessed Delta being one) that’s delivered quite the ride. The best news here is that there’s still three episodes left, with last night’s being one of the best yet. In a self-contained storyline, Baal attempts to trick Ash (Bruce Campbell) into believing he’s insane and has been since the events of The Evil Dead; there are no demons, just Ashy Slashy. The episode plays as if wanting the viewer to possibly believe it’s all been a psycho’s hallucination, only when we get to the finale moments it’s revealed that Baal is working Ash to help him destroy the Necronomicon.

In next Sunday’s episode, titled “Ashy Slashy”, Ruby, Kelly and Pablo go to look for Ash and Baal in the abandoned asylum and encounter some crazy characters. They are all players in Baal’s attempt to break Ash and find the Necronomicon. But did his plan work?

I’m dying to know the setting of the season finale and can only hope it’s better than last year’s sloppy conclusion. Here’s a look at next week’s continuation, which once again looks like a blast.